Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bad news on long-awaited 7RUM Shaw barrel.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Max Heat" data-source="post: 674319" data-attributes="member: 43153"><p>If I would have known what I know now, back before I bought all of the 7RUM brass and dies, I likely WOULD have went STW, and stuck with the small shank size on the action. But at THIS point, it's got to be RUM. And if the major players only do RUM in large shank, I refuse to stray from that myself, considering my tendency to like shooting hot loads. But the idea of hot ultra-magnum loads generates a respectable amount of fear in me - I just can't help it! So going large-shank really goes a long way in helping me manage that fear. If pac-nor does a 31 inch heavy stainless barrel in 7RUM, that looks like the way I will go. But since hart is my local smith, he might not be happy that I'm not buying a barrel from him, if I have his shop do the machine work to open up my action. I'm thinking that one of his barrels would likely cost at least 2X what a pac-nor would run me. And it just doesn't make sense for me to spend big money on barrels that will be burnt up in relatively short order. I have 1 question though. I remember an earlier post mentioning something about ditching the lock nut on the barrel when going big shank. MY preference would be NOT to ditch the nut. Obviously it would need to be a larger size nut, for a larger shank. But it would be doable, wouldn't it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Heat, post: 674319, member: 43153"] If I would have known what I know now, back before I bought all of the 7RUM brass and dies, I likely WOULD have went STW, and stuck with the small shank size on the action. But at THIS point, it's got to be RUM. And if the major players only do RUM in large shank, I refuse to stray from that myself, considering my tendency to like shooting hot loads. But the idea of hot ultra-magnum loads generates a respectable amount of fear in me - I just can't help it! So going large-shank really goes a long way in helping me manage that fear. If pac-nor does a 31 inch heavy stainless barrel in 7RUM, that looks like the way I will go. But since hart is my local smith, he might not be happy that I'm not buying a barrel from him, if I have his shop do the machine work to open up my action. I'm thinking that one of his barrels would likely cost at least 2X what a pac-nor would run me. And it just doesn't make sense for me to spend big money on barrels that will be burnt up in relatively short order. I have 1 question though. I remember an earlier post mentioning something about ditching the lock nut on the barrel when going big shank. MY preference would be NOT to ditch the nut. Obviously it would need to be a larger size nut, for a larger shank. But it would be doable, wouldn't it? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bad news on long-awaited 7RUM Shaw barrel.
Top